Hey Frank,
The sail should be fully furled and your sheets should have at least 4 wraps around the sailbabout 5-7 feet up.   If you get it a bit wrong you can fish the line through for another turn or pull out a turn. It isn’t too hard.

Chris Geankoplis
Xenos

On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 5:27 PM Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Thanks, Graham.  Yes, I can see that would be important.  Mine is red, so
> it’s pretty easy to see if I’ve furled it the right way.
>
> Frank
>
> > On Aug 6, 2023, at 4:49 PM, Graham Stewart <gstewart.gm at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Frank:
> > Make sure that when furled the sun protection strip is on the outside.
> That
> > seems obvious but if the strip is white it is not impossible  to get it
> > backwards. I discovered that mine had been backwards for years.
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 6, 2023 at 11:59 AM Frank Goldsmith <goldsmith.cf at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> List Colleagues,
> >>
> >> I had to remove my headsail and furling tube from the forestay to make
> >> some repairs to the roller furling assembly, and now I’m not sure how
> much
> >> of the black furling line needs to be wrapped around the spool at the
> >> bottom of the tube, and in what direction.  I’m thinking it needs to be
> >> wrapped in a clockwise direction, so that when pulled it will bring the
> jib
> >> in clockwise and furl it, but I’m not sure how much line needs to be
> left
> >> remaining on the spool or spindle when the jib is fully unfurled.  (I’m
> not
> >> at the boat now, so I’m having to visualize it and may be wrong about
> the
> >> direction.)  I looked at Stan’s manual but didn’t see anything about
> that.
> >> I suppose I can try trial and error, but I thought I’d seek the wisdom
> of
> >> this group first.
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Frank
> >>
> >> Frank Goldsmith
> >> S/V Mary Bess (Rhodes 22 1985/2001)
> >> Fairview, NC
> >> Lake Keowee, SC
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> > Graham Stewart
> > gstewart.gm at gmail.com
>
>